-- 澳大利亚股市周二下跌,此前澳大利亚储备银行(RBA)决定将官方现金利率上调25个基点至4.35%。 标普/澳交所200指数下跌近0.2%,即16.60点,收于8680.50点,创下20日新低。 布伦特原油期货价格跌至每桶112.93美元。美国和伊朗在波斯湾发动新的袭击,试图加强对该水道的封锁。据路透社报道,马士基表示,其子公司法雷尔航运运营的悬挂美国国旗的汽车运输船“联盟费尔法克斯”号于周一在美军护航下驶出霍尔木兹海峡。 在国内方面,澳大利亚统计局报告称,经季节性调整后,澳大利亚3月份家庭支出增长1.6%至804.1亿澳元,高于上月的0.3%。 澳大利亚央行表示,通胀在2025年下半年显著上升,2026年初以来的信息证实,部分增长反映了产能压力增大。澳储行指出,中东冲突导致燃料及相关大宗商品价格大幅上涨,加剧了通胀,初步迹象表明,许多面临成本压力的企业正在寻求提高商品和服务价格。 在3月份萎缩之后,澳大利亚服务业在4月份重回扩张区间,这得益于商业活动的复苏。标普全球澳大利亚服务业采购经理人指数(PMI)从3月份的46.3升至4月份的50.7。 公司新闻方面,Regis Resources(ASX:RRL)同意收购Vault Minerals(ASX:VAU),双方将进行平等合并,以打造一家大型黄金生产商,预计该公司将通过其在西澳大利亚的五个运营资产,每年生产超过70万盎司黄金。根据拟议的交易,Vault股东每持有1股Vault股票,将获得0.6947股Regis股票。Regis股价在收盘时下跌超过5%,而Vault股价上涨近3%。 西太平洋银行(ASX:WBC,NZE:WBC)公布了上财年上半年的每股收益(不计重大项目),为1.014澳元,高于去年同期的0.998澳元。截至3月31日的六个月净营业收入为112.8亿澳元,高于去年同期的109.9亿澳元。其股价收盘下跌近2%。 最后,麦哲伦金融集团(ASX:MFG)任命Vinva投资管理公司为其部分全球股票基金的投资管理人。截至4月底,管理资产规模约为53亿澳元的麦哲伦全球基金开放式单位主动型ETF和麦哲伦全球基金对冲型ETF的投资策略将变更为Vinva全球阿尔法策略。其股价在收盘时下跌超过6%。
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